Soaring Guidance
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SOARING FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE - RENO NV
700 AM PDT FRI APR 19 2024

THIS SOARING FORECAST IS FOR THE EASTERN SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA
WITH SPECIFIC INDICES FOR THE GREATER RENO AREA.

THIS FORECAST IS PREPARED DAILY BY 700 AM AND IS NOT UPDATED.

FOR CURRENT FLIGHT CONDITIONS...FORECASTS...AND ADVISORIES...ACCESS
YOUR LOCAL BRIEFING OUTLET OR FLIGHT SERVICE STATION.

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FORECASTED LOCAL INDICES FOR RENO:        TODAY     YESTERDAY
FORECASTED MAX TEMP AT RENO (DEG F).....     74          70
FORECASTED TRIGGER TEMPERATURE (DEG F)..     59          57
   EXCEEDED YESTERDAY BY 1155 AM PDT
FORECASTED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE (FT MSL)....  16000       14800
FORECASTED SOARING INDEX (FPM)..........    930         684
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 18Z....     20          10
FORECASTED K-INDEX.........VALID 00Z....     29          28
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 18Z....      3           9
FORECASTED LIFTED INDEX....VALID 00Z....      0           1

AFTERNOON WINDS ALOFT FORECAST
MSL (FT) WIND/TEMP
9000  2910/+07
10000 2910/+04
12000 2910/-02
14000 2912/-06
16000 2914/-11
18000 2919/-16
24000 2925/-29
30000 3131/-43
34000 3236/-52
39000 3134/-60

SLIDE MOUNTAIN DATA:
     DATE       TIME     TEMP  DEWPT   RH         WIND (MPH)
                        (F)   (F)           | DIR  SPEED GUST
2024-04-19    05:50      35    17     35    | 315   16   20
2024-04-19    05:30      34    18     37    | 316   18   21
2024-04-19    05:20      34    18     38    | 318   16   18
2024-04-19    05:00      35    17     36    | 316   16   18

SIERRA CREST 8700 FT DATA:
   DATE     TIME  TEMP  RH         WIND
                            DIR   SPEED   GUST
2024-04-19 0600   37   58   185     18     20
2024-04-19 0545   37   57   186     20     25
2024-04-19 0530   36   58   189     19     21
2024-04-19 0515   36   59   189     18     23

RENO TAF FORECAST:
KRNO 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM192000 30011KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250

CARSON CITY TAF FORECAST:
KCXP 191120Z 1912/2012 VRB03KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM192000 28010G18KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200200 33004KT P6SM SCT250

MINDEN TAF FORECAST:
KMEV 191120Z 1912/2012 11003KT P6SM SCT140 BKN250
     FM192100 29010G19KT P6SM FEW250
     FM200300 11006KT P6SM SCT250

OUTLOOK FOR THE RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA:
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING. HIGHS
73 TO 78. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   615 AM PDT   SUNSET   742 PM PDT
APRIL 20 2024.........SUNRISE   614 AM PDT   SUNSET   743 PM PDT


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